Robert Rodriguez

American filmmaker

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2023 Directed two films: 'Hypnotic' and 'Spy Kids: Armageddon'
2023 Released Spy Kids: Armageddon on Netflix.
September 2023 Rodriguez confirms Netflix's intention to develop additional Spy Kids movies, hoping to begin production on a sequel the following year.
2022 Haley Reinhart released the song 'Off the Ground'
2022 Rodriguez continues directing episodes of 'The Book of Boba Fett'
2021 Robert Rodriguez voices characters Dokk Strassi and Mok Shaiz in the Star Wars television series The Book of Boba Fett, appearing in 5 episodes across 2021-2022
2021 Rodriguez directs 3 episodes of 'The Book of Boba Fett' and serves as executive producer
2021 Rodriguez hosts and creates 'Rebel Without a Crew: The Robert Rodriguez Film School'
2021 Directed the documentary-style film 'Happier Than Ever: A Love Letter to Los Angeles'
August 2021 Signed a two-year first-look deal with HBO and HBO Max.
January 2021 Netflix announces development of We Can Be Heroes 2, with Rodriguez confirmed to return as director.
2020 Lady Gaga and Ariana Grande released the music video 'Rain On Me'
December 2020 Rodriguez set to executive produce a Zorro television series for NBC.
December 25 2020 Released We Can Be Heroes, a Sharkboy and Lavagirl spinoff, on Netflix.
May 2020 Announced directing an episode of The Mandalorian for Disney+ series, featuring Grogu.
2019 Robert Rodriguez directed multiple films including 'Alita: Battle Angel', 'Red 11', and 'UglyDolls'
2019 Stallone reveals discussions with Rodriguez about potentially bringing Cobra back as a streaming TV series.
2019 Directed Alita: Battle Angel, a science fiction action film.
February 6 2019 Rodriguez and James Cameron announce potential plans for Alita: Battle Angel 2, with Edward Norton's non-speaking role as Nova intended to set up the sequel.
2018 Robert Rodriguez creates 'Spy Kids: Mission Critical' as creator and not director
2018 Robert Rodriguez directed the film 'The Limit', expanding his filmography in the action genre.
June 2018 Allred stated that a Madman film production would require an even better setup than his previous arrangement with Rodriguez, which he considered unlikely.
March 2017 Rodriguez is announced to direct a remake of the 1981 dystopian sci-fi action film Escape from New York, with John Carpenter producing.
March 28 2017 Rodriguez signs on to direct, write, and produce the film UglyDolls, but is later replaced by Kelly Asbury.
2015 Rodriguez considering making Machete Kills Again... In Space after Danny Trejo confirms the project's potential.
2015 Allred indicated on Twitter that the film rights to Madman had reverted back to him.
May 2015 Rodriguez is announced to direct a live-action adaptation of Jonny Quest, co-writing the script with Terry Rossio.
2014 Co-directed Sin City: A Dame to Kill For, the sequel to the 2005 film, and developed the television series adaptation of From Dusk till Dawn.
March 11 2014 With the formation of his El Rey network, Rodriguez considers bringing the Heavy Metal project to television.
December 2013 Launched his own cable television channel, El Rey.
July 2011 Rodriguez announces at San Diego Comic-Con that he has purchased the film rights to Heavy Metal and plans to develop a new animated film at Quick Draw Studios.
2010 Rodriguez plans to make a live-action remake of Fire and Ice, acquiring rights after Frank Frazetta's death. Sony Pictures Entertainment acquires the rights by December 2014, with Rodriguez still attached to direct.
2010 Directed Machete, further exploring his distinctive filmmaking style.
2010 Presented with the Extraordinary Contribution to Filmmaking Award at the Austin Film Festival.
September 3 2010 Released Machete in theaters, a feature film based on a fake trailer from Grindhouse, starring his cousin Danny Trejo.
May 5 2010 Released a controversial 'illegal' trailer for Machete as a joke in response to Arizona's immigration law.

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